S.C.H.O.O.L.
Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Lives.
That’s how my digital-native son describes school—a brutal truth, but one I’ve stopped fighting years ago.
Traditional classrooms, relics of the industrial age, are failing our kids in 2025.
The outside world races ahead—hyper-connected, creative, powered by AI—while our schools lag behind, chaining students to passive learning and assessment systems that value compliance over curiosity, and
homework that research tells us does little for true progress.
If you’re not actively designing education for tomorrow’s digital-native generation, you risk losing your greatest talents—students, staff, and families—who crave relevance and real impact.
And our team doesn’t just stand on soapboxes and talk the talk. We walk it.
We open our doors to bring people in on our discovery tours, we lead workshops for our educator community, and on 25/26 you’ll see our team offering pedagogy as we share our digital practice with the community.
This is how we build the future.
Collaboration. Creativity. Community
The future belongs to the brave: those who harness
technology to accelerate learning, amplify connection, and give children the most precious resource—time.
Imagine measuring success by ignited curiosity, creative prowess, collaborative strength, and genuine well-being, not by ticking boxes and chasing test scores.
It’s time for radical change.
Lead, or be left behind.
About the author
Melissa McBride is the co-founder and CEO of Sophia Technologies and Chair of the Board at Sophia High School. She is the driving force behind spearheading an innovative online education ecosystem that meets the needs of today’s students as we prepare them for the future that is already here.
With over 20 years of teaching and leadership experience across esteemed institutions worldwide, Melissa’s unmatched expertise drives her vision for the future as she leads a team leveraging technology to improve not only improve access to education, but change the way students engage with learning.
